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BUTTON PASTENER.

No.. 330,588 Patented Nov. 17, 1885.

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ALBERT G. IRVINE, OF GLOUCESTER CITY, NEW JERSEY.

BUTTON-FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 330,588, dated November17,1885.

Application filed August 25, 1885. Serial No.175,292. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT G. IRVINE, of Gloucester City, in the countyof Camden and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and ImprovedButtondiastener, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

The object of my invention is to provide a new and improved device ofsimple construction for fastening buttons of all kinds on garments,shoes, &c., in a perfect manner, and so that they can easily be removedwhen desired.

The invention consists in the construction and combination of parts anddetails, as will be fully set forth hereinafter.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved button-fastening pin. Fig.2is a perspective view of the strip for holding the button. Fig. 3 is aside view of the button and fastener. Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional viewof the same. Fig. 5 is a crosssectional View of a modification.

The button-fastener consists of a safety-pin, A, formed of a wire bentV-shaped, and having the end of one shank, A, pointed, and the end ofthe other shank, A is bent to form a hook, B, for holding the pointedend of the pin. The button 0 is provided witha threadloop, D, or a loopis formed in any other suitable manner-for example, by means of themetal strip E, having laterally-projecting central tongues, F. The endsof the strip E are passed through slots in the button, and the tongues Fare bent on their longitudinal axis to form aloop, G, on the under sideof the button. The shank A is passed through the fabric, as is also thehook B. Then the shank A 40 is passed through the loop on the button andunder the hook B, whereby the said shank is locked in place and thebutton is held securely.

It is evident thatabutton havinga permanent eye can be fastened in thesame manner. The 5 fastening cannot tear out, as the entire length ofthe shank A rests against the fabric, thus giving a largebearing-surface. To prevent the fabric from being discolored bythefastening-pin, cord, thread, 850., is wound around the shank A, asshown at H in Fig. l, or the said shank may be provided with any othercovering. The shank A of the fastener may be fiat or round, as may bedesired.

Having thus described my invention,Iclaim as new and desire to secure byLetters Patent- 1. A buttonfastener consisting of a V- shaped wirehaving the end of one shank pointed, and a hook formed on the end of theother shank, the shank having the hook being provided with a covering,substantially as herein shown and described.

2. The combination, with a button, of the strip E, having tongues F, andheld on the button, and of the V-shaped fastening device A, having theend of one shank pointed, and a hook formed on the other shank,substantially as herein shown and described.

ALBERT G. IRVINE.

Witnesses:

J OHN GAIN, J OSEPH M. DONLAN.

